Leasowes High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Unique reference
- 143582
- Address
- Kent Road, B62 8PJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1054 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.5%
- Persistent absence
- 29.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.1%
White British 64.1%
Mixed 10.2%
Pakistani 5.4%
Indian 5.3%
Other White 2.8%
Other 2.4%
Other Asian 2.2%
Bangladeshi 2%
Caribbean 1.9%
African 1.7%
Unclassified 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.6
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.69
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 7 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 83 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
Leasowes High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 89
- 3rd preference
- 93
- From another Local Authority
- 174
Offers
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 77
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 101 103 |
| Year 8 | 235 126 109 |
| Year 9 | 208 114 94 |
| Year 10 | 198 107 91 |
| Year 11 | 209 109 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 68.0% 59.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 12.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 12.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.2% 3.0% |